Moon Geun Young

Infobox Korean name
hangul=문근영
hanja=文根英
rr=Mun Geun-yeong
mr=Mun Kǔnyǒng

Moon Geun-young (born May 6 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean actress. As of 2006, she is one of the most popular actresses in South Korea. The media has given her the nickname "Gukmin yeodongsaeng" (국민여동생, the nation's little sister) [Example of a media article referring to Moon Geun Yeong as the nation's little sister: [http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070127019014 ‘천사표’ 문근영 아름다운 기부] - "국민 여동생 배우인 문근영..."]

She started modeling at the age of 12, and appeared in the docu-drama "On the Road" (or "On the Way") by Choi Jae-eun the following year. Her stardom grew in 2000 by appearing in the TV drama, "Autumn Fairy Tale" which was popular across Asia. Her first film was "Lovers Concerto" (2002), but her major breakthrough as a star was in the horror film "A Tale of Two Sisters". Subsequent successes have been "My Little Bride" and "Innocent Steps", the latter of which was a success largely owing to her popularity, as the film was critically panned.

Moon Geun-young has been a spokesperson for numerous companies and organizations. She graduated from Gwangju Kukje High School in 2006. In the same year, she entered Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul. Recently, she is reported to have earned a GPA just below 4.0 for her freshman year and so is qualified to take Korean Literature as her major. Also in 2006, she starred in "Love Me Not" ("Sarang-ttawin piryo eopseo" 사랑따윈 필요 없어), a Korean big-screen remake of popular Japanese TV drama "Ai nante iranee yo, natsu". She did not miss a single class while filming the movie, though the movie did poorly. [ [http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200801/200801250012.html Jeon Ji-hyun Takes a Big-Screen Gamble] ]

In December 2006, she recorded a song and a music video as a part of a promotional campaign for KTF's web music portal, Dosirak.

Filmography

Film

* 1999 길 위에서 ("On the Way")
* 2002 연애소설 ("Lovers' Concerto") (as Ji-hwan's sister)
* 2003 장화·홍련 ("A Tale of Two Sisters") (as Bae Su-yeon)
* 2004 어린 신부 ("My Little Bride") (as Suh Boeun)
* 2005 댄서의 순정 ("Innocent Steps") (as Jang Chae-ryn)
* 2006 사랑따윈 필요 없어 ("Love Me Not") (as Ryu Min)
* 2008 Gerbang Impian Nusantara ("Nusantara's Dream Gate") (as Kim Sung-ja) with Timotheeuz

Drama

* 1999~2000년 KBS 누룽지 선생과 감자 일곱개 (As Mi So, Han)
* 2000년 KBS 가을동화 (Autumn Fairy Tale) (As Eun-Seo Yun/Choi [a child´s part] )
* 2001년 KBS 명성황후(The Lost Empire) (As Ja Yeoung Min (Empress Myeongseong) [a child´s part] )
* 2003년 KBS 아내 (The Wife)
* 2008년 SBS 바람의 화원 (The Painter of the Wind) (As Yoon Bok Shin)

Music videos

* Sadness (Artist Cholin Jeong, Drama 'Autumn Tale' Episode 1 CD)
* 나 가거든 (If I Leave) (Artist (Sumi Jo), Drama 'The Lost Empire' OST)
* 첫사랑(가슴앓이) (The First Love) (Artist Yeong Seon Ji, 'The First Love' Compilation Album)

Spokesperson

* 2003 Ambassador for Gwangju Kimchi Festival
* 2003 Ambassador for Gwangju International Film Festival
* 2004 Ambassador for Gwangju International Film Festival
* 2004 Ambassador for Korean e-Learning Initiative
* 2004 Spokesperson for Young Voter's Campaign

Awards

* 1999 에듀박스 코네스상
* 2000 KBS the women's group at the smoke objective young people the surfacewhere it bites [ drama ' autumn assimilation ' ]
* 2004 At film festival new man fox at 41st lineage of head family, surfaceat popularity [ motion picture ' young bride ' ]
* 2004 Surface at 12th Choon private topic new man fox [ motion picture 'young bride ']
* 2004 Surface at 25th blue dragon film festival popular star [ motionpicture ' young bride ' ]
* 2005 Surface at film festival popularity at 42nd lineage of head family naivety of [ motion picture ' dancer ' ] gv

Notes and references

External links

* [http://cafe.daum.net/mkyags/ Daum Cafe Moon Geun Young Official Fanclub] ko icon